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• sheila
  sheila

  noun

  a girl or young woman.
• Sheila
  Sheila

  noun

  a female given name, form of Celia.

sheila

¹ American  

[shee-luh] / ˈʃi lə /

noun

Australian Slang.

1. a girl or young woman.

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Sheila ² American  

[shee-luh] / ˈʃi lə /

noun

1. a female given name, form of Celia.

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sheila British  

/ ˈʃiːlə /

noun

1. old-fashioned an informal word for girl woman

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Etymology

Origin of sheila

Special use of proper name

Example Sentences

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sheila Sheila

Rachel's a beaut-looking sheila, and she's fairly serious about acting, but what can you do with a script like that?

From Time Magazine Archive

So was Sheila, his mother, and he loves that because he's given his mother everything she didn't have.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

They came together after Yamal’s mother, Sheila, won a raffle run by a local newspaper and Barcelona’s shirt sponsor, the children’s charity UNICEF.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

Between her family’s connections and living in the San Francisco Bay Area at the time, Sheila attended rehearsals for acts such as Santana, Jefferson Airplane and The Grateful Dead.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026

Jefferies analyst Sheila Kahyaoglu says Honeywell’s performance has lagged behind supplier expectations recently, based on conversations with Honeywell customers.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

I turned the faucet on and washed my hands a few times, staring at the sink until I heard Sheila step out into the hall.

From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes